Kyle Palmieri

Even with the Blackhawks only getting production from players on their second line (Artemi Panarin and Patrick Kane both scored) the Hawks nearly took the Devils to overtime before falling 3-2 on Thursday at the United Center.

You can read about the scoring issues the Blackhawks have had here. Here are some other notes and observations.

1. Mystery penalty. The Devils took the lead for good when Sergey Kalinin scored a power-play goal at 17 minutes, 33 seconds of the third period. They were on the power play because Kane...

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